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silhouette

Definition

  • noun: a dark shape in front of a light background
  • noun: a likeness cut from dark material and mounted on a light ground or one sketched in outline and solidly colored in
  • verb: to make (someone or something) appear as a dark shape in front of a light background
  • verb: to represent by a silhouette
  • often used as '(be) silhouetted'

Examples

  • My piano teacher has a framed 'silhouette' of Mozart on her wall.

  • The buildings appeared 'in silhouette' against the sky.

  • He admired the sports car's sleek 'silhouette'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And it was destiny that his kiss would break the dreaded curse. He alone would climb to the highest room of the tallest tower to enter the princess's chambers, cross the room to her sleeping silhouette, pull back the gossamer curtains to find her... What? - Princess... Fiona? - No! (..)
    2004 Shrek 2